Rembrandt was a dutch painter, drawer and etcher during the 17th century. Today, Rembrandt is regarded as one of the greatest painters and etchers throughout history. Rembrandt attained success and honed his skills with portrait painting, but later progressed into landscaped drawings, narrative paintings, and lastly Biblical paintings. His Biblical paintings captured raw emotion and intuitive detail, which he interpreted through reading the Bible. Along with his paintings, Rembrandt also focused on etching. In his etches Rembrandt captured and expressed complex scenes with intricate webs of lines and space with his use of black and white tones. Following are a few of Rembrandt's works:
Although Rembrandt was a great artist, he was not immune to hardships and turmoil. Throughout his later life, he experienced financial problems, he was forced to sell his printing press. He also suffered from numerous personal set backs. Most importantly however, Rembrandt continued to draw, paint and etch, ultimately creating works of art that are regarded as master pieces today.
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